Several storm systems across Central Alabama brought limited improvement to the ongoing drought, that had begun in the Spring of 2007. By the end of February, only about 10 percent of Central Alabama remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. This area was roughly from the cities of Jasper, Birmingham, Pell City, and Piedmont, northward. Most of the remainder of Central Alabama remained in Moderate (D1) to Extreme (D3) Drought.
Soil moistures improved to 30 to as much as 70 percent of normal, and stream flows and reservoir levels improved to near normal seasonal levels by the end of the month.